Wednesday, February 8, 2012

New York Times Article Understates How Overstated Islamic Terrorism Threat Really Is

The New York Times recently reported on a study that showed how exaggerated the threat of “Islamic” terrorism is–how “Radical Muslim Americans Pose Little Threat.” The article is a good one, but in fact, it doesn’t adequately convey how truly minuscule the threat is. I’ll reproduce the article below and then briefly recount why Americans (and Europeans) shouldn’t fear Islamic terrorism at all:...

...Here are some key points that the article could have included to have truly conveyed how absolutely minuscule the threat of Islamic terrorism is to Americans (and Europeans): According to the FBI’s own database (available from 1980-2005), less than 6% of terrorist attacks in America were committed by Muslims. Europol has been documenting terrorism for the last half decade. Their annual terrorism reports show that less than 1% of terrorism in Europe involves Muslims. Since 9/11–which was over a decade ago–zero U.S. civilians have been killed by Islamic terrorists. Similarly, zero European civilians have been killed by Islamic terrorists in the last half decade. In fact, the only injuries incurred from Islamic terrorism were to a security guard who “was slightly wounded.” Perhaps the “anti-jihadist” blogosphere should find this one security guard and give him a medal of honor and declare him a martyr for the cause... [Read Full Article]

[While all violence is deplorable, this image show how we have a double standard when condemning people of different race, nationality, religion, or culture]